The Maritime Museum stands on the waterfront as a white, ship-shaped building constructed in the Streamline Moderne style. Completed in nineteen thirty-nine, the structure was originally designed as a public bathhouse, intended to provide…
Historic Fisherman's Wharf
This walk traces the working-class Italian roots and deep maritime traditions of San Francisco's harbor, leading you past historic sailing ships, active fish alleys, and legendary seafood stands.
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1. Maritime Museum
2. Hyde Street Pier
Hyde Street Pier is defined by the sight of tall masts and wooden hulls rising above the dock, creating an outdoor collection of historic ships. Constructed in nineteen twenty-two, the pier functioned as a primary ferry terminal for…
3. Capurro's Restaurant
Capurro’s Restaurant stands at four hundred ninety-eight Jefferson Street, identified by its location at the northern end of Fisherman’s Wharf. This restaurant began in nineteen forty-six as the Sausalito Cafe, a spot named for the ferry…
4. Alioto Lazio Fish Co
The Alioto Lazio Fish Company at four-forty Jefferson Street is marked by bright LED overhead lights that shine over a collection of live Dungeness crab tanks. Operating since the nineteen forties, this is the last of five fishing…
5. Scoma's Restaurant
Scoma’s Restaurant occupies the end of Pier Forty-Seven, distinguished by its position directly on the water, slightly tucked away from the main thoroughfare of Fisherman’s Wharf. What began in nineteen sixty-five as a tiny, six-stool…
6. Fisherman’s Wharf Sign
The Fisherman’s Wharf sign is a circular, wooden emblem featuring a giant crab centered on a dark ship’s wheel. It stands at the northeast corner of Jefferson and Taylor Streets, marking a central point in the historic waterfront. First…
7. Sabella & La Torre
Sabella and La Torre is recognizable by its blue-and-white striped awning and its outdoor seafood stand, which sits along the sidewalk at twenty-eight oh nine Taylor Street. It began in nineteen twenty-seven as a small kiosk established by…
8. Musée Mécanique
The Musée Mécanique at Pier Forty-Five is a vast, open room filled with the mechanical clatter of more than three hundred vintage arcade machines. These coin-operated devices, ranging from turn-of-the-century music boxes to pinball games,…
9. USS Pampanito Museum and Memorial
The USS Pampanito is a three hundred eleven foot Balao-class submarine that rests against the concrete of Pier forty-five in Fisherman’s Wharf. Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in nineteen forty-three, this diesel-electric vessel…